Marcy is a

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, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Governor

William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy (December 12, 1786July 4, 1857) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as U.S. Senator, the eleventh Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and the twenty-first U.S. Secretary of State. In the la ...

. It lies between the cities of

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and Utica. The

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passes through the southern part of the town. The town is home to the

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, a four-year

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in the southeastern part of town.

History

The first settlers arrived ''circa'' 1773. During the

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, the settlers, having been warned by a friendly Oneida Indian about an enemy raid, abandoned their farms until after the war. The town was resettled in 1792. The Town of Marcy was formed in 1832 from part of the Town of Deerfield, located to the east. The Neck Canal of 1730 was listed on the

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in 1995.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.35%) is water. The

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defines the southern town line. The New York State Thruway (

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) passes through the southeastern corner of the town. The

(also known as the Barge Canal) passes through the south end of the town, running along River Road, with Lock 20 Canal Park just east of the Route 291 bridge lying on the canal.

is located on 700 acres northwest of the intersection of the North-South Arterial ( NY 8 and NY 12) and NY 49.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9,469 people, 2,003 households, and 1,526 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,073 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 68.42%

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, 22.20%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.04%

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, 6.55% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.02% of the population. There were 2,003 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 44.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 242.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 276.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,180, and the median income for a family was $54,231. Males had a median income of $30,943 versus $25,044 for females. The

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for the town was $16,182. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

There are two

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prisons in the town: Marcy Correctional Facility and Mid-State Correctional Facility. The Central New York Psychiatric Center is a

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inpatient hospital for state prisoners.

Communities and locations in Marcy

*Careys Corners – A hamlet in the southern part of the town by the Erie Canal. This no longer exists. It is now the offramp for NY 291 from the Utica-Rome Expressway. * Marcy – The hamlet of Marcy is in the southern section of the town. * Marcy Correctional Facility – A state prison located near Marcy. * Marcy Hill – An elevation located north of Utica. *Maynard – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town. * Mid-State Correctional Facility – A prison near Marcy. * Stittville – A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town. *Frederick R. Clark Energy Center of the

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Education

Much of the town is in the Whitesboro Central School District. Other parts of the town are in Holland Patent Central School District and Oriskany Central School District. Marcy Elementary School, of the Whitesboro district, is in the Marcy CDP. The district's secondary schools are Whitesboro Middle School and Whitesboro High School.

is in the town.

Notable people

* Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, former member of the

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and attempted assassin of

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, lives in Marcy. * Rouse Simmons, Wisconsin legislator and businessman, was born in Marcy. * Rufus J. Dryer, modernist painter from Rochester, died in Marcy.

References

External links

Town of Marcy, NY
{{authority control Utica–Rome metropolitan area Towns in Oneida County, New York Towns in New York (state) 1832 establishments in New York (state)